BMBS, FRACGP, General Practitioner, General Practice Plus, South Hobart, Tas; Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas; President, Australasian Menopause Society, Healesville, Vic
Awareness of clinical indicators should prompt GPs to consider HIV testing in a wider range of scenarios without the burden of enquiring about sexual or other exposure risks.
A calculation of absolute fracture risk is commonly provided with bone mineral density reports in Australia, usually using either FRAX (Australia) or Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator (Garvan).
Menopause is an opportune time for clinicians to assess and promote health, and provide balanced information about treatment choices for symptomatic women.
This article provides an overview of the diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency and its management with respect to infertility.
This article provides a summary of the data on the safety of vaginal oestrogens in women with breast cancer to help GPs advise their patients in this situation.